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A new impact investment body is shining a spotlight on the many virtues of impact investment for Australia. This week, leaders from across Australia’s finance, corporate and community sectors have met in Canberra to urge the Government to lend its support to this form of investing. Impact investing – which

Hedge funds are starting to move back into the commodities market, with a recent uptick in energy prices being the key driver. After an across-the-board desertion of the market during the sliding commodity prices last year, increasing numbers of hedge funds are once again interested in the investment sphere and

It can be difficult to measure a return on investment when that investment is made into natural assets such as forests and groundwater, however a new study looks set to change all that. A research team from Yale University in the US put together a study called ‘Measuring the value

Regulators in the US and Europe have reached an agreement regarding the $553 trillion derivatives market, something which looks set to bring great relief to financial institutions. The Commodity Futures Trading Commission and the European Commission have both agreed to a set of requirements which will regulate derivatives clearinghouses. It

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To illustrate the current state of alternative assets around the globe including hedge funds, real estate, managed futures, commodities, forestry, venture capital, impact investment, private equity, structured financial products and derivatives contracts. We also analyse and provide news on the global performance of alternative investments.

Latest Alternative Investment Research News

1. Market volatility will highlight the advantages of alternative investments. Portfolio diversification strategies will be favoured as a way to mitigate effects of market disturbances

2. Technology continues to disrupt the alternative investment industry as with financial services sector as a whole. Fund managers will adopt and integrate technology platforms. This will be good for the alternative asset industry as fund managers will be more efficient and have more time to spend with investors. Technology will bring greater transparency.